Please guys don't try to pick up woman at Walmart (:

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  • TattooedNici
    TattooedNici Posts: 2,141 Member
    So awesome!
  • HDHogger
    HDHogger Posts: 764
    So awesome!
    I'm feeling the awesomeness here too
  • Granville_Cocteau
    Granville_Cocteau Posts: 209 Member
    Why not? Stuff is cheap there. More fun for less. Get a big tub of pudding, some two-dollah pillows, see where it goes.
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    So where he hell am I supposed to pick women?

    On here perhaps? Lots of others have.

    Well hello there...

    Hello little boy. Behave I'm married and my baby is older than you. But your knife is hot, only because I love to cook and have BIG knives.
  • HealthyishWithMaggieG
    HealthyishWithMaggieG Posts: 397 Member
    It's wrong to pick up girls at Walmart because if I was looking for a date I'd be at a bar, or a club, or a concert. I would not be buying groceries. If some women like it, cool, but most are going to laugh and roll their eyes and 'I bet that's the kind of guy who asks out a hundred women a week with no discernible criteria. Stay away!'

    Really? So the fact that I wouldn't touch a girl I met at a bar, club, or concert with YOUR hands...has no relevance?

    I'd much rather meet an attractive woman at a grocery store...than at a bar.


    Yeah, but Walmart????

    You're going to judge someone for shopping at Walmart? Uh... you're there, too.
  • obsidianwings
    obsidianwings Posts: 1,237 Member
    maybe i'm missing something but whats wrong with a guy showing interest here?
    I think it's because way to many women are certifiably insane.

    And as for who would try and pick someone up outside of a bar who they have nothing in common with, IF he was trying to hit on her, she was buying whey, he asked if she lifts, obviously he thought they may have something in common. You know, other than "whooa you like tequila shots to?! "
  • FlaxMilk
    FlaxMilk Posts: 3,452 Member
    I don't see the problem. It was a pretty good conversation starter. There are women who don't go to bars and don't have the money for a concert every weekend. Sexual harassment is obviously unwanted and inappropriate, but no one is immune to strangers talking to them in public. Why restrict where people can approach each other? (I'm sure there are some places people can think of that would be weird, but the store is not one of them.)
  • jennpaulson
    jennpaulson Posts: 850 Member
    I would love it if a nice single guy who was attracted to me started a conversation at Walmart or whatever other grocery store I might be at. I've had guys smile at me, some several times as we passed each other in different aisles but I'm too chicken to strike up a conversation.

    ETA... it said "if a guy who was attracted to me" Thought I should specify that he be nice and single : )
  • EdTheGinge
    EdTheGinge Posts: 1,616 Member
    Have you tried putting a woman in a basket, it's not easy and then the weird looks you get from the cashier it's just too much hassle. Oh serious question, some say it's actually the best place to meet someone, you can actually hear what each other is saying so why not go with it.
  • boxpunk
    boxpunk Posts: 52 Member
    Nice lol
  • obsidianwings
    obsidianwings Posts: 1,237 Member
    Also, I know I shouldn't LOL about divorce, and I know it's not their fault the thread got bumped, but LOL.
  • HealthyishWithMaggieG
    HealthyishWithMaggieG Posts: 397 Member
    I don't see the problem. It was a pretty good conversation starter. There are women who don't go to bars and don't have the money for a concert every weekend. Sexual harassment is obviously unwanted and inappropriate, but no one is immune to strangers talking to them in public. Why restrict where people can approach each other? (I'm sure there are some places people can think of that would be weird, but the store is not one of them.)

    My cousins (2 females) tried to set me up with a guy at their dad's funeral. THAT was weird. Walmart... not so much.
  • Deipneus
    Deipneus Posts: 1,861 Member
    And this is why I no longer, smile, say hello to or even nod an acknowledgment to women I don't know. Too many think that any form of friendliness constitutes "hitting on them".
  • PaleoChocolateBearJr
    PaleoChocolateBearJr Posts: 187 Member
    True event that just occurred.

    I went to Walmart to pick up a few groceries, I was in the aisle with protein powders and such. I needed some more whey protein and had a container in one hand and was reading the label off some other muscle building powder in the other hand. A guy walks up next to me....(I did not have my wedding ring on because I had been doing yard work today and forgot to put it back on.)

    Guy: "Hey, you lift?"
    Me: "Yeah, I lift."
    Guy: Hmm, sooo what do you lift?"
    Me: "I lift a 2 1/2 year old....what do you lift?"

    That was it for him, scared him off....laughed my *kitten* off. Don't try to pick woman up in Walmart people...please! :laugh:

    He probably at first all like

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    Then he was like

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  • DamianaKitten
    DamianaKitten Posts: 479 Member
    And this is why I no longer, smile, say hello to or even nod an acknowledgment to women I don't know. Too many think that any form of friendliness constitutes "hitting on them".

    While I agree, I did have some direct, obvious attempts when I worked there. Most boiled down to *sucks teeth* "MMM.... you're pretty thick for a white girl..." *leers*
  • lexcoulstring
    lexcoulstring Posts: 386 Member
    Perfect response!
  • beekay70
    beekay70 Posts: 214 Member
    How is "do you lift?" automatically an attempt to pick someone up? I get it, the OP is cute, but maybe he was actually making small talk about something he thought was a mutual interest. If the Walmart patron had been another woman, would she have assumed that she was trying to pick her up?
  • ekz13
    ekz13 Posts: 725 Member
    Maybe he was genuinely interested in the lifting, or just surprised that he found a woman who lifts. Maybe he just wanted some advice, but then you scared him away with your response, when he realized you thought he was hitting on you and he was embarrassed. Some people just like to chat in the store, like me. :-P

    This is kind of what I was thinking too...maybe i'm just getting old.. :indifferent:
  • howcanthatbetakenalready
    howcanthatbetakenalready Posts: 107 Member
    And this is why I no longer, smile, say hello to or even nod an acknowledgment to women I don't know. Too many think that any form of friendliness constitutes "hitting on them".


    Seriously don't let 'them' change YOU.

    Keep doing what you do and if they are complete strangers some will be friendly and some wont.

    If they are people you see regularly (like at work etc) you can simply choose to never hold the door for them, say hello or whatever ever again.
  • JamesRustler
    JamesRustler Posts: 45 Member
    I love it!

    And for single moms, this is a great way to weed out the dirt bags who aren't "into kids". :wink:

    Unless he's some kind of cuckold, why would a man want to date a woman who has kids?

    A woman has a kid with some stud and then expects some other loser male to take care of it? You have got to be kidding!
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    OMG that's hilarious! I had a guy last Christmas come right up to me and say "I'm gonna marry you." with a giant freaky smile! I was with my 2 kids and quickly moved away. As we were leaving Walmart the same guy FLEW past us stealing a giant tv! He had a car waiting for him in the parking lot and he got away. My mom always jokes to me that my future dh just stole his wedding gift for me!:laugh: :laugh:
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    And this is why I no longer, smile, say hello to or even nod an acknowledgment to women I don't know. Too many think that any form of friendliness constitutes "hitting on them".

    Exactly. Want to get married? I hope you can afford a nice big pink Argyle diamond though and am serious. If you have a dungeon I am not interested. I do need a computer or I'll be sad all the time if I don't get MFP.
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
    And this is why I no longer, smile, say hello to or even nod an acknowledgment to women I don't know. Too many think that any form of friendliness constitutes "hitting on them".
    Is it normal to smile, say hello or nod to anybody you don't know?

    It seems like in some places it's acceptable and in others it isn't. I'm not used to it and it freaks me out when people do that.
  • DamianaKitten
    DamianaKitten Posts: 479 Member
    And this is why I no longer, smile, say hello to or even nod an acknowledgment to women I don't know. Too many think that any form of friendliness constitutes "hitting on them".
    Is it normal to smile, say hello or nod to anybody you don't know?

    It seems like in some places it's acceptable and in others it isn't. I'm not used to it and it freaks me out when people do that.

    That makes me sad. :( I tend to frequently nod and smile to people I don't know, just because it's what I do. The world needs more smiles.
  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
    I LOL'ed at the "picking up a 2 1/2 year old". But I'm also in agreement with the guys...if you didn't have said toddler with you or a ring on, he most likely thought you were available and was stoked to find a "chick" who digs lifting, too. Take it as a compliment. :)
  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
    I love it!

    And for single moms, this is a great way to weed out the dirt bags who aren't "into kids". :wink:

    Unless he's some kind of cuckold, why would a man want to date a woman who has kids?

    A woman has a kid with some stud and then expects some other loser male to take care of it? You have got to be kidding!
    Er...because she's a great lady?

    Assuming I *were* still in the dating pool, a kid or two isn't gonna scare me off unless they have a 666 tattoo lurking below the hairline (reference to movie "THE OMEN" for you youngsters..)
  • SteveJWatson
    SteveJWatson Posts: 1,225 Member
    Thankyou, Americans for another valuable insight into your culture.
  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
    I love it!

    And for single moms, this is a great way to weed out the dirt bags who aren't "into kids". :wink:

    So someone is a dirtbag because kids are a deal-breaker? I guess I'm a dirtbag...and suddenly teenage dirtbag pops in my head lol.

    Seriously if you have kids you probably dont know how frustrating/annoying it can be to date someone with kids when you don't have any of your own
    And as someone who has and loves kids, let me say...they are NOT for everyone and it's far better that you don't get involved with someone who has one if you know they aren't your thing. Nothing good comes from "Oh I'll get used to it". Ditto those women who who know they want kids and continue to date men who who say they don't. You're not going to "change his mind", ladies.
  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
    Note to self:

    1. Clean truck bed
    2. Buy Mattress
    3. Go to Target
    4. Pick up woman, condoms, KY, rope, duct tape, boat paddle, bananas, Red Bull, Viagra refill, camera, baby oil, towels, and a Yahtzee game.
    Guess the Yahtzee is the backup plan if the Viagra refill's a dud? :tongue:
  • karl39x
    karl39x Posts: 586 Member
    So where he hell am I supposed to pick women?

    On here perhaps? Lots of others have.

    Well hello there...

    Hello little boy. Behave I'm married and my baby is older than you. But your knife is hot, only because I love to cook and have BIG knives.

    Damn it! Why are all the ones that like my knives already taken.

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